Beware of the compound adjective, beloved of the tyro and the 'poetess'.

A popular author is one who writes what the people think. Genius invites them to think something else.

A malefactor who atones for making your writing nonsense by permitting the compositor to make it unintelligible.

A popular writer writes about what people think. A wise writer offers them something to think about.

Scribbler, n. A professional writer whose views are antagonistic to one's own.

If you want to read a perfect book there is only one way: write it.